Marche · Pesaro e Urbino
Monte Grimano Terme
A small Montefeltro borgo at 536 meters on the Marche-Romagna border, built around alkaline sulphur springs.
Picked by Peter Benei
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Why Monte Grimano Terme is on our list
It holds Borghi più belli d'Italia and Comuni Virtuosi.
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Visiting
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 57 min from Rimini
- Population
- 1,132
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- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Why come
Monte Grimano Terme sits at 536 meters on a rocky spur in the Montefeltro hills, on the border between Marche and Romagna, ninety kilometers northwest of Ancona. The Romans knew the springs that surface below the borgo, though the first written record of their properties came only in 1571, in De Thermis, the early modern catalogue of Italian thermal waters. The waters are alkaline and sulphurous.
The town divides cleanly between the medieval upper settlement, ringed by the remains of its walls on the spur, and the spa below drawing on the same water source. From the belvedere at the edge of the old town the ground drops toward the Conca valley, with the Carpegna ridge on one side and, on clear days, the Adriatic visible near Cattolica. Between them lies San Marino, part of the same Montefeltro setting that shaped the borgo's inclusion among the Borghi più belli d'Italia. The Comuni Virtuosi membership adds a modern layer, an environmental program run by the same small commune whose waters were first written down centuries earlier. What holds the place together is that continuity: a mountain village and its springs, still working the same ground.
How to get there
From Rimini (RMI), about 1 h 14 min by car.
Ancona (AOI) is about 1 h 37 min away.
By car from the center of Ancona 1 h 49 min or Bologna 2 h 8 min.
Coming by train into Rimini? Monte Grimano Terme is about 55 min away by road.
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What to see
Centro storico
Medieval upper town on the rocky spur, with the remains of the walls, the Chiesa di San Silvestro and stone lanes around the central piazza.
Terme di Monte Grimano
Modern spa complex below the upper town, running on the same springs Andrea Bacci catalogued, used today for respiratory, dermatological and digestive cures.
Chiesa di San Silvestro
Parish church on the central piazza of the borgo, with later interventions on a medieval core, dedicated to the patron San Silvestro.
Belvedere del Montefeltro
Panoramic edge of the upper town overlooking the Conca valley, the Carpegna ridge and on clear days the Adriatic at Cattolica.
Living here
Could you live here?
Monte Grimano Terme is at the end of the road.
- A village of 1,132. The nearest town of 5,000 people, Montescudo-Monte Colombo, is 33 min away: past our 15-minute rule, which makes this the end of the road.
- Rimini, a city of 150,333, is 57 min by car. Inside our 30 to 60 minutes: close for the services, far enough to keep its own life.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
- Population 1,132, up 1.8% since 2015
- Nearest city Rimini, 57 min drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Novafeltria, 16 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Homes in the center: €600 to €830 per m² to buy, €2.20 to €2.90 per m² a month to rent
All the numbers Common questions, designations, lists and sources.
More about living here
- In-between
- Pharmacy: none mapped
- Nearest high school over ~30 minutes away
- Full fibre reaches 87% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 2, medium hazard
- Rimini airport (RMI), 1 h 14 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Regional capital Ancona, 1 h 49 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
18% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, Ukraine and Morocco, against 9% across Italy. There are 247 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 50% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Pesaro e Urbino province ranks 31st of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
The nearest emergency room is in Urbino, 19 km as the crow flies. The nearest major one is in Rimini, 20 km away. The nearest IB school is International School of Rimini, 23 km as the crow flies.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
A home that is not your main one pays 1.04% a year in property tax, charged on the cadastral value rather than the price. A main home pays none unless it is in a luxury category. The town adds 0.8% to your income tax. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
Information, not tax advice. Confirm with a professional.
What it costs
The average household in Marche spends about €2,480 a month, €620 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €643 a year for water, on the Marche average.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone E, on a scale from A, the warmest, to F, the coldest, and heating may run from October 15 to April 15, up to 14 hours a day, unless the mayor changes it. Under 1% of residents live in a zone the national maps rate high for floods, 1% in a high or medium one. 26% live in a zone rated high or very high for landslides.
These shares cover the whole comune, not any one street. Check an address on IdroGEO.
Moving from abroad? Which visa you need. Sources: ISTAT, the Ministry of Health, ISPRA, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Enterprise, Poste Italiane, the comuni, the IB, International Schools Database, Il Sole 24 Ore, Cittadinanzattiva.
Known for
ALKALINE SULPHUR
Springs documented by Andrea Bacci, doctor to Pope Sixtus V, in his 1571 De Thermis, used for respiratory and dermatological cures ever since.
MONTEFELTRO BORGO
Medieval upper town at 536 meters on a rocky spur between Marche and Romagna, member of the Borghi più belli d'Italia network.
COMUNI VIRTUOSI
One of the Comuni Virtuosi network, recognized for environmental policy and management of the small mountain commune's resources.
Common questions
- What is Monte Grimano Terme known for?
- Monte Grimano Terme is a small Montefeltro borgo at 536 meters on the Marche-Romagna border, built around alkaline sulphur springs.
- Where is Monte Grimano Terme?
- Monte Grimano Terme is a comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche.
- What is the nearest airport to Monte Grimano Terme?
- The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rimini (RMI), about 1 h 14 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Ancona to Monte Grimano Terme?
- About 1 h 49 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Monte Grimano Terme?
- Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 29 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 14 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Monte Grimano Terme?
- Montefiore dell'Aso, Genga and Servigliano.
- How many people live in Monte Grimano Terme?
- 1,132 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Monte Grimano Terme a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Monte Grimano Terme is at the end of the road: the nearest town of 5,000 people, Montescudo-Monte Colombo, is 33 min away. The nearest city, Rimini, is 57 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Novafeltria, 16 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 87% of homes.
Tags & data designations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
Landscape
The numbers
- Elevation: 536 m
- Population: 1,132
- Surface area: 23.97 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
The ranked lists
Lists Monte Grimano Terme appears in
- The best small hill towns in the province of Pesaro e UrbinoPesaro e Urbino provincehill townsmall7 towns · smallest 1,132 residents
- The prettiest small villages within 90 minutes of RiminiNear Riminiwithin 90 minprettiest villagessmall7 towns · smallest 996 residents · closest 30 min away
- The 8 prettiest villages in the province of Pesaro e UrbinoPesaro e Urbino provinceprettiest villages8 towns · smallest 1,132 residents
- The best small hill towns within 90 minutes of RiminiNear Riminihill townwithin 90 minsmall9 towns · smallest 996 residents · closest 35 min away
- The 10 prettiest villages within 90 minutes of RiminiNear Riminiwithin 90 minprettiest villages10 towns · smallest 996 residents · closest 23 min away
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